noun
- space or accommodation in a house
- acceptance or tolerance of something
Usage: chiefly British
Usage: chiefly British; often in negative constructions
Examples
- The small cottage didn’t have enough houseroom for all the guests.
- They offered us houseroom for the weekend.
- I wouldn’t give that idea any houseroom.
- She refused to give houseroom to such nonsense.
- The family was grateful for the temporary houseroom.
- He won’t give houseroom to complaints about his work.